Comments on: Naked Pumpkin Runner Hearings: Dec 17 and Jan 12

By: Naked Pumpkin Run Update (11/6) | Xotton Magazine

Naked Pumpkin Run Update (11/6) | Xotton Magazine — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:46:14 +0000

[...] for December 17th (for 10 of them) and January 12th (for the other 2). Mark your calendars! See Amy’s post for all the information (phone numbers, location, etc.). Comment [...]

By: Amy Gahran

Amy Gahran — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:07:03 +0000

Courtroom F, 9am. I’ll be there, maybe just a bit late.

- Amy Gahran

By: AG

AG — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:37:37 +0000

Is it known which court room and time the hearings will be tomorrow? (this hearing slipped my mind until now).

By: AG

AG — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:24:29 +0000

The Boulder PD want to make an example of these twelve, in order to deter runners next year. In my mind, the important question to ask is: how strong is the Boulder PD’s influence on the court?

By: Amy Gahran

Amy Gahran — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 17:31:59 +0000

Apple -- Yeah, why I'm pressing this issue. As I wrote on Nov. 2, a citation of indecent exposure does not seem appropriate for this offense for the reason you describe. But also, the mandatory sex offender registration a conviction on this charge would entail would cause these defendants lifelong, serious problems -- which makes the punishment grossly disproportionate. And, as I wrote Nov. 5, the Boulder Police did have another option: They could have opted to cite the streakers for disorderly conduct. This would have allowed them to use law enforcement to discourage people from streaking and thus "keep the event from getting out of hand" (which is what Boulder police chief Mark Beckner said was the reason for the crackdown), without wrecking people's lives. Yes, it's possible the judge will throw this out. It's even more likely these charges will be plea-bargained down. I hope so. But even so, why should our police be allowed to bully people in such a dire way? - Amy Gahran

By: Lumpy

Lumpy — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 15:06:39 +0000

Thanks for keeping us informed. Seems like another law passed withed good intentions but lack of forethought. I never would have thought that “streaking” was a sexual offense. I hope the justice system can find some way to assure that a dozen people engaging in, from what I hear, is a local festive tradition are not labeled for life.

By: apple57

apple57 — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 07:56:17 +0000

Perhaps it’s already been discussed here, and I’m not a lawyer, but it seems to me that the whole thing should be thrown out by any competent judge. After all, the very definition of indecent exposure according to CO state law is “A person commits indecent exposure if he knowingly exposes his genitals to the view of any person under circumstances in which such conduct is likely to cause affront or alarm to the other person” When the event is a known and accepted tradition, it seems patently obvious that it is not a behavior “likely to cause affront or alarm” I say get a good lawyer, have the whole thing thrown out on this basis, and punish the Boulder police with a wrongful arrest lawsuit. Not a lawyer, but my two cents.